Latest Montana Headlines
All the headlines from our Montana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fire Near Montana’s Flathead Lake Destroys Homes, Other Structures
Aug 3 2021 // A wind-driven wildfire destroyed more than a dozen homes, outbuildings and other structures around northwestern Montana’s Flathead Lake after the flames jumped over a state highway, authorities said. Evacuations had...
FEMA OKs Funds to Help Fight Montana Wildfire
Jul 29 2021 // Federal funds are now available to help with firefighting costs for the Poverty Flats Fire burning in Big Horn County and Crow Agency in Montana, FEMA reported. FEMA Acting Regional Administrator Tammy Littrell approved...
Firefighters Injured While Fighting Montana Wildfire
Jul 26 2021 // Five firefighters were injured when a thunderstorm and swirling winds in central Montana blew a lightning-caused wildfire back on them, federal officials said. All five remained in medical facilities and were still being...
Drought Emergency Declared in 15 More Montana Counties
Jul 8 2021 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared a drought disaster in 15 additional Montana counties, bringing the number of counties in a declared disaster to 31 of Montana’s 56 counties. The declaration makes farms...
Machinery at Montana Car Wash Severs Worker’s Lower Leg
Jul 6 2021 // An employee at a car wash in Helena got caught in a piece of machinery that severed his lower leg, Helena fire officials said. The accident happened just before 1 p.m. Tuesday at Woody’s Car Wash, Assistant Chief of...
Wildfire Risk Creeping Higher in Montana Parks
Jun 29 2021 // The risk of wildfires is growing with more warm, dry weather in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. The fire danger in Yellowstone is rated as “high” and in Grand Teton it’s “very...
Fire Danger Rises as Heat Grips Parts of Montana, Wyoming
Jun 17 2021 // Authorities warned of extreme wildfire dangers as a sweltering heat wave was forecast to intensify across much of Montana and northern Wyoming on Tuesday after already delivering record high temperatures. National Weather...
Settlement in Longtime Contamination Suit Reached Between Montana Residents, ARCO
Jun 11 2021 // A civil lawsuit between Montana residents and an oil company that dragged on for more than a decade has ended quietly after a judge dismissed the case as a result of a settlement agreement. District Court Judge Katherine...
Montana Judge Rules Polluter Law Can Be Used Against Mining Company
Jun 2 2021 // A Montana judge has sided with state environmental regulators who are using a law that provides protection from repeat polluters against an Idaho-based mining company and its chief executive. State District Court Judge...
Montana Man Must Pay Restitution to Insurer for Arson
Jun 1 2021 // A south-central Montana man who pleaded no contest to hiring someone to burn down his house for the insurance money so he could pay a debt to the federal government in a drug case has been ordered to pay...
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Against Affluent Montana Club
Apr 30 2021 // Dozens of Jamaican citizens recruited to work as cooks, servers and housekeepers at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich have reached a $1 million class action settlement over allegations they were discriminated against...
Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires PayneWest in Montana
Apr 5 2021 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC has acquired Missoula, Mont.-based PayneWest Insurance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. PayneWest will operate as MMA’s Northwest regional hub under Kyle Lingscheit, CEO of...
Gallagher Bassett Services Acquires Terrier Claims Services, MT Investigations
Apr 5 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s risk management services subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc. (GB), has acquired Pleasantville, New York-based Terrier Claims Services Inc. (TCS) and its affiliate, MT...
K2 Insurance Services Acquires Montana’s Loss Run Pro
Apr 1 2021 // K2 Insurance Services, based in San Diego, Calif., has invested in Loss Run Pro LLC, headquartered in Missoula, Montana. LRP, founded in early 2020 by Reghan Brandt, was a participant in BrokerTech Ventures’ (BTV)...
U.S. Supreme: Accident Victims Can Sue Ford in Minnesota, Montana State Courts
Mar 26 2021 // The Supreme Court has ruled that Michigan-based Ford Motor Co. can be sued in the state courts of people who were killed or seriously injured in accidents involving Ford vehicles. The justices unanimously rejected the...
K2 Acquires Columbia Pacific Finance in Montana
Mar 15 2021 // K2 Insurance Services has acquired a majority stake in privately held premium finance company Columbia Pacific Finance LLC in Missoula, Montana. Following the acquisition of CPF, President Reghan Brandt will continue to...
Montana Governor Lifts Mask Mandate, Virus Liability Protections in Place
Feb 17 2021 // Montana’s statewide mask mandate that had been in place since July was lifted by Gov. Greg Gianforte. But some cities and counties are keeping local mask requirements because they think the governor’s move was...
Montana Governor Signs Virus Lawsuit Liability Shield
Feb 12 2021 // Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill this week intended to protect businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits. Gianforte said the new law will allow businesses to safely open during the...
Montana House Advances Virus Liability Shield Bill
Feb 3 2021 // Montana House lawmakers voted this week to advance a bill that would protect businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits, a step the Republican governor said was necessary to remove a statewide...
Montana Virus Liability Bill Advancing Through Legislature
Jan 26 2021 // A bill that would protect businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits is advancing quickly through the Montana Legislature, after the state’s Republican governor said the measure was...
